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Myanmar farmers reap rewards from 3D printing

  AFP Whizzing across a blue-lit platform with a whirr and a squeak, liquid plastic emanating from its chrome tip, the 3D printer seems a far cry from the muddy, crop-filled fields that fringe Yangon. But in an industrial park south of Myanmar’s commercial hub, the advanced technology is now being used to design bespoke parts that are changing the ...

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Alibaba’s on-demand services unit close to securing $1.2bn funding for expansion

  Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s on- demand services unit is close to securing $1.2 billion of funding for expansion after getting backing from first-time investors including Silver Lake Management and China’s sovereign wealth fund, people familiar with the matter said. The latest round for Koubei, which deals in local services such as food delivery, will surpass a $1 billion ...

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Tata investors vote to oust independent director Wadia

  Bloomberg Shareholders of Tata Motors Ltd. voted to oust independent director Nusli Wadia from the automaker’s board, bringing the owner of Jaguar Land Rover closer to parent Tata Sons Ltd., the holding company of India’s largest conglomerate. About 71 percent of the investors who voted agreed to remove Wadia at a special shareholder meeting in Mumbai on Thursday, according ...

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